Clinical trials: Ultrasonography
Surgery of Right Upper Extremity
Dose-Response Relationships for Hemidiaphragmatic Paresis Following Ultrasound-Guided Supraclavicular Block
This clinical trial is for subjects undergoing right upper extremity surgery. The aim of the study is to investigate the dose-response relationship between local anesthetic volume and ipsilateral hemidiaphragmatic paresis (HDP)…
- Trial name
- NCT03138577
- Testing
- Ultrasound Imaging, Supraclavicular Block, Bedside Negative Inspiratory Force Meter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Coronary Artery Disease
Comparison of StentOptimizer With IntraVenous Ultrasound and 2D Quantitative Coronary Angiography
The primary objective of this study is to determine the diagnostic efficiency and accuracy of using the StentOptimizer. The ability of StentOptimizer to influence post deployment treatment strategy will be assessed and compared…
- Trial name
- NCT00973921
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Paieon Inc.
Prostate Cancer
Ultrasound-Guided Implant Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer Previously Treated With External-Beam Radiation Therapy
RATIONALE: Implant radiation therapy uses radioactive material placed directly into or near a tumor to kill tumor cells. PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying the side effects and how well ultrasound-guided implant radiation…
- Trial name
- NCT00450411
- Testing
- 125-Iodine, 103-palladium
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Accuracy of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Post TACE
The purpose of this research study is to find out if a different type of imaging study called contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is as good as, or better than CT or MRI in patients diagnosed with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)…
- Trial name
- TACE (NCT04569799)
- Testing
- Lumason
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Lumbar Puncture
Ultrasound Assisted Lumbar Puncture in the Neonate
Clinicians are often unable to successfully do a spinal tap. Ultrasound has been proposed as a method to improve success but it is not known if it helps. This study is designed to see if ultrasound improves the success rate.
- Trial name
- NCT02918149
- Testing
- Palpation Landmark Technique, Ultrasound-Assisted Technique LP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Prostate Cancer, Elevated PSA
A Prospective, Randomized Trial Comparing Office-based MR-guided Prostate Biopsy Approaches
This randomized trial will compare the safety and efficacy of TPM versus TRUS biopsies performed in the outpatient setting. Primary endpoints will be pain as well as detection of clinically significant disease (defined as Gleason…
- Trial name
- NCT03632655
- Testing
- prostate biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Prostate Cancer
Urology San Antonio MRI/MicroUS Comparison
This study compares micro-ultrasound image targeted prostate biopsy with multi-parametric MRI targeted biopsy in men indicated for prostate biopsy due to suspicion of prostate cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03762616
- Testing
- Micro-ultrasound targeted biopsy, mpMRI targeted biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Exact Imaging
Neuromuscular Function, Muscle Activation
Mechanistic Drivers of Acute PAPE Responsiveness: Muscle Architecture, Contractile Kinetics, and Excitability in a Randomized Controlled Trial
The goal of this study is to find out if one short set of heavy half-squats can help football players jump higher right away-and to understand what happens inside their muscles and nerves to make that boost happen.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Function, Muscle Activation, Postactivation Potentiation, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT06982937
- Testing
- High-Intensity Half-Squat, Treadmill running
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
Skin Laxity
Treatment of the Face and Neck With Lower Ulthera System Energy Settings
Up to 60 subjects will be enrolled. Enrolled subjects will receive one Ulthera® treatment on the face and neck. Follow-up visits will occur at 90 and 180 days post-treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01713998
- Testing
- Ulthera System Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulthera, Inc
Rotator Cuff Repair, Ankle Arthroplasty or Arthrodesis
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: A Department of Defense Funded Pragmatic Clinical Trial
Postoperative pain is usually treated with opioids that have undesirable and sometimes dangerous side effects (e.g., vomiting and respiratory depression)-and yet over 80% of patients still experience inadequate pain relief.
- Conditions
- Rotator Cuff Repair, Ankle Arthroplasty or Arthrodesis, Hallux Valgus (Bunion) Resection
- Trial name
- NCT04713098
- Testing
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Dehydration
Ultrasound of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) and Dehydration Status in Pediatric Emergency Patients
Objective: Although approximately 9% of patients presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) are dehydrated, there is no reliable method to measure objectively the degree of intravascular dehydration.
- Trial name
- NCT00267644
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
ACZ885 for the Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
This study was designed to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of ACZ885 on aneurysmal growth rate in subjects with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
- Trial name
- AAA (NCT02007252)
- Testing
- ACZ885
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Denmark and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Hypoxemia
Does Capnography Prevent Hypoxemia During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Endoscopic Ultrasound?
Subjects undergoing elective ERCP and EUS will receive standard monitoring and sedation. In addition, capnography which measures carbon dioxide levels and can graphically assess respiratory activity will be used.
- Trial name
- NCT00675415
- Testing
- Capnography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 263 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Stretch Marks
Fractional Laser and Ultrasound for Striae Distensae
This was a prospective randomized controlled study comparing the efficacy of micro-focused ultrasound when used in conjunction with 1550-nm erbium-doped fractionated laser versus 1550-nm erbium-doped fractionated laser alone for…
- Trial name
- NCT01186848
- Testing
- Combination treatment, 1550-nm erbium-doped fractionated laser
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Subcutaneous Fat
Diagnostic Ultrasound for Measuring Fat of the Body
The purpose of this study is to provide information about human subcutaneous fat thickness at different anatomic sites on the body by measuring these thicknesses with a diagnostic ultrasound and also by correlating patient…
- Trial name
- NCT03871556
- Testing
- LOGIQ P6 Diagnostic Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Automated Method for Breast Cancer Detection
Participants with suspicious breast lesions by mammography will undergo fine needle aspiration (FNA) under ultrasound guidance. The FNA will be read by the cytopathologist and analyzed in the breast cancer detection cartridge.
- Trial name
- NCT03863522
- Testing
- Fine needle aspiration, Cancer Detection cartridge
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Two and Three Dimensional Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound for Screening of Renal Cell Carcinoma Recurrence Following Cryoablation
The purpose of the proposed trial is to determine whether contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be used to assess the recurrence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) after cryoablation compared to contrast enhanced CT or MR (the…
- Trial name
- NCT02440334
- Testing
- Optison
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Tendinopathy, Hip Pain
Platelet-rich Plasma vs. Whole Blood for Gluteus Medius Tendinopathy
Gluteus medius tendinopathy, which is often referred to as Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome, is characterized by pain in the lateral aspect of the hip that is aggravated by side lying, stair climbing, and walking.
- Trial name
- NCT02978833
- Testing
- PRP, Whole Blood, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Pneumothorax
Comparison Of Chest Ultrasound Techniques To Identify Clinically Significant Pneumothorax
Patients with chest trauma undergo ultrasound to detect a collapsed lung. Two techniques have been described. A single view for each hemi-thorax, and multiple views for each hemithorax.
- Trial name
- NCT02619591
- Testing
- Ultrasound Imaging
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
The Impact Of Tissue Micro-RNA Profile From EUS-FNA In Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma still represents one of the "hot-topics" worldwide. Endoscopic ultrasonography was a breakthrough, bringing us closer to personalized treatment by getting histopathological samples through…
- Trial name
- EUS-FNA (NCT04765410)
- Testing
- EUS FNA (endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration)
- Where
- 5 sites in Romania
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy